Specialty Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Job overview

Applications are invited for a fixed term contract for Specialty Doctor to cover maternity leave 30.7.26 to 29.7.27.

Job responsibilities Under the supervision of senior clinicians, the post holder will be required to support provision of patient care including following duties:-

• Assist in the routine care of patients, undertaking examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, both on the ward and in the out-patient department.
• Participate in ward rounds and then monitor the progress of in-patients
• Undertake effective hand over of patients to colleagues
• Maintain appropriate patient records both written and electronic ensuring all written records and legible and dated.
• Assist or perform in patient operative procedures within scope of practice.
• Perform minor oral surgical procedures in the out patient setting.
• Prescribe and administer treatment in line with departmental guidelines and competence.
• Examination and diagnosis of patients in outpatient clinics including cancer and new patients.
• Review patients on consultant clinics.

Main duties of the job

The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals.

All employees, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust’s Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.

PATTERN OF WORKING The below will be included within the working week:

• Clinic
• MOS
• Theatre
• Admin

ON-CALL On-call activity is exclusively at Norfolk and Norwich accepting both local referrals and regional referrals from our allied units in great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Ipswich hospital.

The rota is based on an approximately 1:11 non resident out of hours on call, providing week night and weekend cover. Compensatory rest is included following on call and hours are monitored in line with SAS contracts. The on call duties are to provide the first tier on-call cover for the Maxillofacial service with Consultant for senior support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

Please note this advert will close when sufficient applications are received.